By Brian Truitt on May 16, 2013

Director filmed 30 minutes of the new sequel using high-resolution cameras.

J.J. Abrams has a love/hate relationship with IMAX.

The director's Star Trek Into Darkness sequel releases early on Wednesday night with special IMAX screenings all over the country, and Abrams filmed 30 minutes of footage in it utilizing the high-resolution cameras to enhance the scope and immerse the audience in some of the movie's most action-packed scenes.

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